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| Would you date someone who is on welfare?
Posted: 3/29/2008 8:25:32 AM | Would depend. Someone who had fallen out of work for a few weeks - that wouldn't be a problem. Someone who was on it long-term then no. Because our lifestyles, values and attitudes would be diametrically opposed.
Independance is a must. | |
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| Would you date someone who is on welfare?
Posted: 3/29/2008 8:29:40 AM |
SSDI is not welfare, it is an insurance program that you pay into while working. Thank You perfectredsky....I was going to explain that but thought it probably not worth the effort! SSDI is the disability portion of the social security system in which employer and employee each pay 7.65% of their gross income. I think it was late 80's, or early 90's that the retirement and disability benefits were separated so that workers continue to pay the disability portion on unlimited earnings while the retirement portion has a cap. It used to be great having my SS taxes paid up in September, and then 3 months was like getting a bonus each week. In 2008, employees pay 6.2% of the first $102,000. they earn, but continue paying the 1.45% on ALL wages.
SSI (not SSDI) is the "welfare" portion of Social Security which in 2008 pays an individual who is disabled but who does NOT qualify for SSDI (through haven't worked long enough to attain the required credits) the amount of $637 a month. ($956 for a couple).
Quite often however, disabled workers get SSI while waiting for their judgement on an SSDI claim, which can take years to be settled.
I think that it would be foolish to lump everyone into one catagory. No doubt there are always those who are looking for a free ride and seem to always manage to find one. However, there are also a great many people who through no fault of their own (or in some cases a temporary set of uncontrollable circumstances) NEED assistance. I would urge caution in judging them....and you never know if or when you might become one of them. | |
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| Would you date someone who is on welfare?
Posted: 3/29/2008 8:36:24 AM | | There is a BIG differance in being diabled and not being able to work I think that the first post was talking about people who arent disable but JUST dont want to work and want to sit home and collect money becasue they have a kid or 2 and they keep having more just to get more money. There are all kinds of reason that some people need help to get over a ruff time but to make a living out of being on welfare is just plan wrong .....its bad enough our tax dollars go for anything and everything but to know that someone that is capable of working isnt becasue the govermant allows them and pays them to sit home and do nothing ....... | |
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| Would you date someone who is on welfare?
Posted: 3/29/2008 8:38:17 AM | When I was young I DID have a relationship with a guy who's family was dependent on welfare.
I tried to get him and them to understand that ulitmately it was a trap (my mom refused to go on it when she divorced my dad when the 3 of us were still young, she told me she felt it was a trap).
Mom was right, when my then guy's sis had an opp. to get a job (albeit at a bit less than what was acceptable minimum wage in CA at the time) she asked me if she should take the job and lose her benefits.
We looked at all the options and it was obvious at that time if she took the job (paying around 5.00 an hour) she would lose her food stamps and medical for she and her kids.
AS well as the rent money.
Sadly I told her she should not take the job.
Of course this was a bit over 20 yrs ago and 'welfare' has disolved into including adults without children. | |
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